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Saints controversy about more than football

Madison Williams January 29, 2019

The Los Angeles Rams received their first Super Bowl bid since moving to the west coast, but this isn’t what made many headlines the day after the NFC Championship game versus the New Orleans Saints.  It...

Greek Life students are more than their stereotypes

Giselle Barajas January 16, 2019

With lots of Augustana students preparing to start sorority and fraternity rushing this weekend, excitement as well as concern lingers in the air. Contrary to the stereotypical stigma of sorority girls...

The government should shut down the shutdown

Elizabeth Oswalt January 16, 2019

By Lizzie Oswalt, Observer Staff The United States government has been shut down since December 22nd of 2018, becoming the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The cause of the shutdown is because...

Augie’s perspective courses benefit students

Sarah Kayali January 16, 2019

Believe it or not some majors require courses that students are able to fit into 1 or 2 years of college studying. In just one year students are able to graduate with all the courses needed for their major....

Burnout in STEM majors is inevitable

Burnout in STEM majors is inevitable

Alex McLean January 16, 2019

Any college student will recognize the exhaustion experienced after taking a test that you studied greatly for. The feeling that “I do not want to go through this [stress] again” is consistent with...

Editor Column: Media, stop killing my dog

Brady Johnson January 16, 2019

As an audience member, seeing plenty of violent movies does not faze me. Yet, there is one act of violence that shatters my attention to the screen: killing my beloved dog. I can watch Michael Meyers...

Cartoon by Kevin Donovan.

I’ve hidden from a gunman. Twice.

Rachel Leman August 23, 2018

The thing about emergencies is that your initial reaction is never to believe it’s actually happening. Your first thought isn’t about how to handle the crisis at hand; your first thought is “Is this...

The truth about infantile cancer

Rachel Leman August 6, 2018

Links to CJ’s and Lily’s GoFundMe pages are available at the bottom of the story.   The only time Sara Tilkens laughed when talking about her son was at the thought of it all being over. ‘It,’...

In Leman’s Terms: An analysis of deaths

Rachel Leman July 3, 2018

Journalists are being killed. That’s the sort of news headline you expect from a story about foreign correspondents or an overseas war. As of last Thursday, it’s a headline you can read within the...

In Leman’s Terms: Financial Crises

Rachel Leman June 26, 2018

As said in one of the many Vines one of my best friends likes to quote constantly, “Merry Crisis!” On a side note, I find it oddly fitting that I get to reference this particular Vine when yesterday...

In Leman’s Terms: The Trump Card

Rachel Leman June 19, 2018

Brace yourself, folks. I know it’s been fun and light-hearted thus far, but it’s time to get political. We, being myself and my audience, are not yet on terms to jump into the hard-hitting stuff like...

In Leman’s Terms: Semi-Adulthood

Rachel Leman June 13, 2018

It’s been one issue, and I’m already behind schedule. I planned on publishing an article weekly, but it’s been eight days since my first column. I would say that’s what happens when adulthood hits...

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